Stakeholder and Relationship Management Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Stakeholder and Relationship Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 103 127
Rank change year-on-year -45 +24 +9
Contract jobs citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management 4 1 11
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.14% 0.066% 0.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.071% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile - - £377
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £429
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.05%
75th Percentile - - £436
90th Percentile - - £442
South East median daily rate £455 £630 £434
% change year-on-year -27.78% +45.16% -14.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £76.70 - £55.94
Median hourly rate £78.40 - £56.89
75th Percentile £80.09 - £57.83
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £78.40 - £56.89

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Stakeholder and Relationship Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,418 1,418 2,474
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 83.38% 93.04% 88.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,603 867 1,396
10th Percentile £300 £300 £213
25th Percentile £402 £409 £371
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £613 £600
90th Percentile £655 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £513 £501 £500
% change year-on-year +2.40% +0.05% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 196 54 182
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £15.52
25th Percentile £20.79 £17.50 £19.44
Median hourly rate £77.60 £38.53 £43.75
Median % change year-on-year +101.42% -11.94% -10.16%
75th Percentile £85.50 £62.24 £63.00
90th Percentile £95.00 £76.68 £83.94
South East median hourly rate £45.59 £28.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year +59.95% -36.67% -5.26%

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Stakeholder and Relationship Management job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Stakeholder and Relationship Management within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 10 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire -31 4 £650 - 1
Stakeholder and Relationship Management
South East

Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) General Ledger
3 1 (25.00%) Military
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Change Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Category Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Manager
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Category Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (50.00%) Change Management
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
3 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) AI
4 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (25.00%) Contract Management
4 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (25.00%) Defect Management
4 1 (25.00%) Dependency Management
4 1 (25.00%) Planning and Forecasting
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (25.00%) Record to Report
4 1 (25.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
4 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (25.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP